The Federalist Alliance is a federalist

Federalism

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 Italian political party, which is the emanation of Lega Nord in Central

Central Italy

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 and Southern Italy.

It was founded in 2003, after that Lega Sud Ausonia

Lega Sud Ausonia

Lega Sud Ausonia is a minor independentist political party in Italy.The party was founded in 1991, as the sister-party of Lega Nord in Southern Italy, and is led by Gianfranco Vestuto. Similarly to Lega Nord's goal of establishing an independent Padania, Lega Sud wants to establish an independent...

 of Gianfranco Vestuto, which had been its sister-party in the South for many years, broke the alliance with Lega Nord and turned to its original anti-Northern feelings.

The party is led by Giacomo Chiappori, former MP of Lega Nord and leader of Lega Nord Liguria

Lega Nord Liguria

Lega Nord Liguria is a regionalist political party in Italy which is the regional section of Lega Nord in Liguria. The current national secretary is Francesco Bruzzone.-History:...

 with Southern ascent. The party has two regional deputies in Tuscany

Tuscany

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, where also Lega Nord Toscana is active: Virgilio Luvisotti and Jacopo Maria Ferri.

A leading member of Lega Nord in the South, although not member of Federalist Alliance, is Angela Maraventano

Angela Maraventano

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, who is Deputy-Mayor of Lampedusa

Lampedusa

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, where the local emanation of the party, named Extreme South, is the second largest party.

In the 2008 general election

Italian general election, 2008

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 both Chiappori and Maraventano were elected to the Italian Parliament, to the Chamber of Deputies

Italian Chamber of Deputies

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 for Lombardy

Lombardy

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 and to the Senate

Italian Senate

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 for Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna

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 respectively.

Leadership

• Federal Secretary: Giacomo Chiappori (2003–present)
• Federal President: Marcello Ricci (2003–present)
• Federal Coordinator of Regional Sections: Enrico Pau (2003–present)
• Federal Administrative Secretary: Fausto Sidoli (2003–present)
• Federal Organizational Secretary: Enzo Maiorana (2003–present)